February 2018 Newsletter
Issue I
 
IAWF CONNECT
presents
Women Owned Small Business Development & Financing


IAWF Connect will be hosting the "Women Owned Small Business Development & Financing" lecture featuring Mr. Ashkan Entesari and Ms. Leila Mozaffari

This event will take place on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 in Room Irvine 1 at Hilton Irvine (18800 MacArthur Blvd, Irvine).

There will be a Networking Opportunity from 5:30-6:30PM and Presentations are from 6:30-8:00PM .

The event is FREE and open to public.

 RSVP REQUIRED 
* Due to limited space *

Click here to RSVP

 
Join the Newly Launched LA Chapter


We are excited to announce that IAW Foundation launched its LA Chapter on February 1, 2018 at the Porta Via & the Bar Room of Beverly Hills. Special thanks to those who joined us and made the LA Chapter Launch a big success. 

We are so excited to start the LA Chapter adventures under the umbrella of IAW Foundation and would love to get your continuous and generous support and attendance!

If you are interested in joining the LA Planning Committee for the upcoming Iranian American Women's Leadership Conference in Los Angeles on Sunday, April 29, 2018 please kindly contact us at contact@iawfoundation.org.

Join the  LA Chapter by emailing us at  contact@iawfoundation.org .

 
"Be the Change" Fundraising Event


IAW Foundation would like to extend its gratitude to Ms. Katy Saei and Mr. Michael Saei for hosting a wonderful fundraising event at their beautiful residence in Pacific Palisades.

The "Be the Change" fundraising event took place on February 4, 2018. Ms. Mariam Khosravani's presentation consisted of information about the IAW Foundation, the programs offered within the organization, and events and conferences held each year nationwide and worldwide. The event also featured Ms. Alexandra Monir and Ms. Fariba Ameri as speakers. Fatima Javadi, Amirali Javadi, and Ariana Romero, IAWF Mentees, shared their experiences with the Mentorship to Internship program with all the attendees showcasing the true mission of IAW Foundation.

We would like to give a very special thanks to our co-hosts for their support and generosity, which goes towards creating opportunities for the future generation and allowing them to reach their true potential! 


Co-Hosts: Fariba & Hormoz Ameri, Goli Ameri, Mandana Azad, Bita Daryabari, Orna Delrahim, Haleh Emrani, Haleh Ghabbay, PariSima Hassani, Mojgan Jalali, Shahpar Khaledi, Zahra Movaghar, Fariba Mahjoor, Nancy Mavadat, Aida Mazaheri-Naraghi, Bita Milanian, Nili Moghaddam, Farzaneh Morshed, Shahrzad Morshed, Soheila Namakian, Wahideh Namazie Khaleeli, Angella Nazarian, Neda Nobari, Shala & Scott O'Neil, Anoosheh Oskouian, Rozita Roknian, Katy Saei, Zaza Saleh, Jilla Sarbaz, Homa Sarhar, Taraneh Shabahang, Mitra Shahi, Homa Taraji, Anousha Wickser, Mahvash Yazdi, and Foojan Zeine.


To view the Photo Gallery click here.


 
Up Close & Personal with Mariam Khosravani in Northern California


On  Saturday, February 10, 2018, the Founder of Iranian American Women Foundation,  Mariam Khosravani,  met with the NorCal Chapter from 10:00-12:00 PM in order to communicate the new strategies for the chapter. The event was very successful and we cannot wait to share the result of this meeting with you through our upcoming events.

 
New York

Shabnam is the founder of Big Bad Boo Animation Studios & Oznoz.com, an online kids channel with cartoons in multiple languages. Shabnam makes cartoons to teach kids culture & languages. Productions include Babak & Friends - A First Norooz, Mixed Nutz (PBS, ShawTV) & 1001 Nights. 1001 Nightshas 52 11-minute episodes currently airing in 80 countries on Disney, Teletoon, CBC, Discovery Kids, ORF Austria, RTP Portugal and MTV3 Finland. Big Bad Boo is producing a new preschool show Lili & Lola about two little Iranian sisters living in a big city. Lili & Lola will feature animated episodes as well as mobile games to teach kids to read & write Persian. 

Read more about Shabnam Rezaei here.

Northern California

Mandana  Baradar is a business/marketing professional with over 25 years of diverse background in Biotech, Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices in the Bay Area focusing on project management, marketing, commercial operations & Research & Development. Mandana is passionate about strengthening the sense of trust, & teamwork in Persian Community in the Bay Area and around the world. She believes in creation and necessity of having a stronger Persian community in the Bay area for our children & future generation to come & she has actively been working on various projects and with different civic organizations to bring certainty to that presence.

Read more about Mandana Baradar  here.

 Hon. Ashley Tabaddor
Southern California

Hon. Afsaneh Ashley Tabaddor, Immigration Court (personal capacity) Judge Tabaddor is an Immigration Judge with the Immigration Court in Los Angeles. Judge Tabaddor was appointed to the bench in November of 2005 and has presided over the detained, the non-detained and the juvenile dockets. She is also an adjunct faculty at UCLA Law School, and has taught at various law schools in the past. Judge Afsaneh Ashley Tabaddor is the recipient of judicial excellence awards by the Armenian-American Bar Association (2014), the Arab American Lawyer's Association of Southern California (2014), and the Iranian American Bar Association (2013). 

Read more about Hon. A. Ashley Tabaddor here.


 
Circle of 1000 Featured Member


Anoosheh Oskouian is the president, chief executive officer, and co-founder of Ship & Shore Environmental Inc., a Southern California-based engineering design and fabrication company that provides air pollution abatement systems and customized green energy solutions for industrial manufacturing operations.

Click here  to Visit Anoosheh Oskouian's profile.

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